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NEWS 2010 June 02 Literally days until Rockford is on the kubb tournament map. 32 teams made up of 70 plus players all converging on Rockford, IL. This is only the beginning for Rockford. The start of something real special. Welcome Rockford. Välkommen till den kubbolutionen.
May 22 What is going on with kubb this summer in Eau Claire? How about this (and it is only May). Introducing it to 4th and 5th grade gym classes (early June), big article in Volume One (middle of June), 2010 U.S. National Kubb Championship (July 17), introducing it to Special Olympics at the Saturday farmers market (end of July), and a second tournament here in New Gotland put on by Habitat For Humanity (Sept. 18). Our kubb culture can only be equaled on Gotland.
May 18 People in Rockford, IL are wondering what is the noise in the distance. It's coming closer and closer and getting louder and louder. We will tell you what it is. It's the kubbolution of kubbnation coming. Less than three weeks away. Yep, that is right, a 32 team tournament, with over 70 players, right in the heart of the northern Illinois.
March 24 I have been getting questions regarding the tournaments in Eau Claire and Rockford over the past weeks. The common question is what is the atmosphere like and what type of players play. Both tournaments will resemble the past tournaments in Eau Claire. They will include players that range from beginners to seasoned kubbers. Players will be there to relax and enjoy a beautiful summer day while playing kubb, while others will be there to make it as far as they can. Regardless, the atmosphere is family friendly and all are there with the understanding that kubb unites people and creates peace on Earth. I am hoping to meet a lot of you in Eau Claire, Rockford, and/or Dallas. On a side note, five teams from Des Moines just signed up for the National Championship. THAT, is what I am talking about.
March 18 What do Moscow, Dublin, Telemark, Hemse, Auckland, Weinheim, Edmonton, Hässleholm, Örebro, and Zurich all have in common? During the last few days, people there have been reading about kubb in Wisconsin. There is no doubt about it, Wisconsin Kubb is global. The website has double the number of hits for the year, at this time last year. Thanks to everyone. Where will number 12,000 come from? We should know at the end of the month.
February 18 Another great evening at Boyd Park. Over 300 people showed up. In the middle of it all was Berserkernation tossing lumber in the snow. We introduced the game to several groups of people including about a dozen young kids.
January 14 After a few weeks of a broken computer, the website is now being updated again. 2010 tournament information is available. Here in Eau Claire, a community event called Winter After Hours just started. Check it out online. The Berserkers will be playing and introducing kubb there every Thursday evening through the end of February. We must have introduced it to over 30 people on the first night, and there were well over 200 people at the park during the evening.
2009 October 04 The fourth and final kubb tournament
in the kubb-triangle was held yesterday in Dallas, WI. Thanks
to all the teams, dozens of people that came over and asked
questions, and the sponsors: Village of Dallas, Viking Brewing
Co., and Old Time Games. The weather kept some teams away, but
eight showed up and kubbed on. In the final, Red Herron (Eau
Claire and Clear Lake) beat Kanelbullarna (Eau Claire) 2-1 to
win the Viking Mug. It is safe to say that the 2010 Dallas Oktoberfest
will also include a kubb tournament.
September 22 A BIG thanks to the UM - Duluth
Kubb Klub for putting on another great tournament. 16 teams
showed up and took part in the action. Speaking of tournaments,
you can still register for the Dallas, WI/Viking Brewing Co.
Oktoberfest Kubb Tournament. Who will walk away with the Viking
Cup? Also, our kubb friends out in Salem, Oregon are having
a tournament on 10/04.
September 11 I started tracking website hits
on May 09, 2007, a few weeks after the site was born. At 1:48pm
today, wisconsinkubb.com had its 10,000 visitor. Sandwiched
between Madison (WI), Des Moines (IA), Rochester (NY), and Germantown
(MD), someone in Big Lake, MN was the 10,000 visitor. Thanks
to everyone.
September 10 Today, one of the 10 time world
champions sent me a video from the 2009 World Championship final match in Sweden. Enjoy.
What a great environment. Also, August set a monthly record
for number of visitors on the website, with 1,013 visitors,
which broke the previous high of 877 from July 2008.
August 22 At the WHYS
Radio Bluegrass Festival today, we had four pitches going
at one time. With an international student contingent from the
U, we had players from China, Germany, Serbia, Sweden, and the
U.S. In some parts of the world, that is something special.
Here, in Nya Gotland (New Gotland), it is just another Saturday.
August 09 If you were there in the afternoon
on August 8th, you will forever remember the 2009 Championship
as the Championship when the heavens opened up. Congratulations
to the Savage Stick Flickers from Savage, MN. I would like to
thank all the sponsors, participants, spectators, volunteers,
Girls on the Run of Eau Claire County for serving food, the
Red Cedar River Yacht Club for the additional silent auction
items, and my buddy Ethan Stapp for making the trophies way
out in Helena, MT. We raised $2900. See you next year.
August 07 As kubb teams and their battle
cries begin to descend on Eau Claire, it is 62 degrees and a
light steady rain is blanketing the city. The forecast for the
Championship is partly cloudy with a slight chance of storms.
High in the upper 80s. The pitches are marked and ready for
battle.
August 03 Congratulations to World Champions
Team Ekeby for winning their 10th world championship this past
weekend on the Swedish island of Gotland. The first video from
the tournament is available.
August 01st It has been accomplished. 48 teams
are signed up to play kubb in Eau Claire in one week. Some said
it could not be done. Never underestimate the kubbolution. We
will be taking additional registrations, in case a team or two
needs to cancel.
July 28th There are now 42 teams signed up
for the tournament. Teams are coming from six states. Ann Arbor
will be in Eau Claire, again, after making the trip back in 2007.
We will stop registration at 48 teams, so register now. The trophies
are making their way from Helena, Montana. Eric will be on our
ABC morning show on the 28th and on the NBC station Tuesday next
week. Promos are running on both WHYS and WIEC radio stations.
The t-shirts have been picked up. Posters are up all around town.
July 20th Chippewa Valley Community TV was
nice enough to tape and run a promo
over the next three weeks. A few too many "come on downs",
but hey, it is all about the kubbolution.
July 13th The day is not even over yet, and
the website has had hits from Argentina, Iceland, Norway, Germany,
Sweden, and 11 U.S. states. There are now 31 teams signed up and
Madison will be on a pitch. More player profiles
have been added. Thanks to all the sponsors, 100% of the money
will be going to the two organizations.
July 02nd Yesterday, wisconsinkubb had its
8,000 visitor. Where did it come from you ask? The visitor was
from Reston, VA. A big Badger State thank you to number 8,000
and the 7,999 previous visitors. Over the month of June, the site
had 646 visitors. Not bad, we say. As of today, there are 27 teams
signed up.
June 18th The first tournament
of the year was held in Lindstrom, MN. Kubb'ra Kai Dojo won the
tournament. Thanks to the Nobbele Kubb Klub for organizing the
event. From June to October, there are four tournaments in the
kubb triangle of Eau Claire, the Twin Cities, and Duluth/Superior.
In addition, the links page has been updated. If you have any
information that you would like on the site, please let us know.
February 14th The second annual Eau Claire Winter Kubb Friendly
was held today. A beautiful Wisconsin sunny winter day, with a
temp of 22 degrees. Around 40 people showed up. Three different
pitches had games and the grill was full.
